I've been kenneling my 7 month old pup in the house in her kennel during the day since she was 8 weeks. The reason she's not kenneled outside is that she constantly barks.
To the point I've tried to give her a cushioned mat to sleep on once and she started chewing it up at 14 weeks so I got rid of it. Thinking she may have changed now that she is older I picked up a pet bed/ pillow because I can't find a cow mat down here. When I arrive home today I found stuffing every where.
Other than not putting any other comfort items in the kennel are there any more lessons to learn from this event?
We go outside as much as possible and I try my best to make sure she gets plenty of exercise in the evening. I don't know of any mental exercise you can give a dog while it's kenneled.
Some dogs just are chewers. out of our 5 house dogs, only one can have a blanket or bed in the crate. The rest are shredders so they get the kennel mat (aka cow mat)
Those same dogs that chew up beds in a kennel will leave them alone in the house, it's only in the crate that they chew or shred.
For what period of time is she kenneled for? If she is in there for long hours she is probably bored and looking for some mental stimulation. I like the kong stuffed with treats and I also leave a TV or radio on for some background noise to relieve the lonliness and boredom.
Is it an option to start leaving her out of the crate for short periods of time when you are not home? Is she fully potty trained? (This is an option for pet dogs...I don't know if you guys keep working dogs kenneled all the time?). I think if you take the toy away from her as soon as you let her out of the crate it is your toy, only giving her that particular toy when she is crated.
If you go that route are you telling them that's their toy?
My dog has one specific Kong that is her "crate" Kong.
She gets it when she goes in her crate. It stays in her crate.
We adhere to the Old Testament rules around here.
That is, the Lord giveth, and the the Lord taketh away.
If your pack structure is otherwise good, there's no issue in allowing the dog a toy in it's crate, provided YOU give it to the dog, and you take it away, at YOUR leisure.
My dog, SchH pup, is crated for a cumulative 4-6 hours a day, most days.
On the weekends, she is crated for 8-12 hours, cumalative.
When I say cumulative, I mean that she is in and out of the crate. She rarely spends more than 4 hours at a time, crated.
She sleeps on the floor in my room at night, and could probably be left out of the crate while I'm gone during the day, but crate time is good for her.
I want her wired and obnoxious by the time I get home, so we can go have some fun.
She's in it while I'm at work, probably close to seven hours without anybody at home except for my cat. I'd have to go the radio route, a day full of "talk shows" and my dog would have issues nobody could correct.
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